Python - Comparing 2 identical strings returns 'False'

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When I compare these 2 strings, the value I get is False.

a = "comentar"
b = "️comentar"
print(a == b) # False

How could I fix this? I have tried changing the encoding of both strings but it does not have any effect.

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blue note · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-19 14:22:37Z

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They are not identical. The first character is different (although it looks identical to the naked eye)

Try

 print([ord(c) for c in a])
 print([ord(c) for c in b])

answered Apr 19, 2019 at 14:22

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Gokhan Gerdan · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-19 14:36:30Z

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If you can ignore small differences like this one, try:

from difflib import SequenceMatcher

word_1 = "comentar"

word_2 = " comentar"

result = SequenceMatcher(a=word_1, b=word_2).ratio() > 0.9

print(result)

This will return True

answered Apr 19, 2019 at 14:36

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